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LG's Portable DVD Player is Sleek and Affordable

We don't yet have kids, so we don't understand the infallible necessity of having a portable DVD player for thos long car trips—ya know, like all the way to the farmer's market across town. If y...

Hot or Not? Terminator DVD Player

I'll be back... as a DVD player! This Endoskeleton turned DVD player was given out as a prize during the release of Terminator 3 in Japan. More pics after the jump......

Hot Posts 08.10.08: This Week's Top Ten Unplggd Posts

Last month's green ideas left their mark on us, as we continued to discuss eco-friendly gadgets (composters, washer that flush, and Ikea's delve into the solar panel market). We also talked wires, bo...

NES Turned DVD

Sonja was wondering what to do when gadgets die the other day. If it turns out that you aren't lucky enough to get it working again, or it is simply way obsolete, then maybe some creative repurposing...

Hot Posts 08.03.08: This Week's Top Ten Unplggd Posts

We can't believe it's already August and we've yet to build our backyard theater! That project may have to wait until next year, but in the meantime this week's Hot Posts are getting us inspired for ...

Hot Posts 07.26.08: This Week's Top Ten Unplggd Posts

We went to the farmer's market today and saw John Tuturro. Just thought we'd share. After the jump a list of this week's hot posts. Some came back from the dead (throws up geek gang signs) and other...

Ion USB VCR: Get Rid of Those VHS Tapes Forever

Please be kind. Rewind. At least with the Ion USB VCR, it will be for the last time. We have seen how to take vinyl digital, so if you are on a quest to rid yourself of all things analog this is the ...

Hallelujah! A Church Turned Home Houses A Packed Pew of Peripherals

When Ben and Deb bought a 1940s church to turn into their home they knew at least one room would be dedicated to worshiping all things media. They chose a room within the former church, where its min...

Hot Posts 07.19.08: This Week's Top Ten Unplggd Posts

We slept until 11:30 this morning and it felt oh so good. Now the A/C is cranking and we're just basking in the glow of our stellar week of posts. Here's a roundup of this week's fave readings on Unp...

Blogging... Domino's Backyard Theater

We've been dreaming of setting up a backyard theater, if you hadn't noticed from our Sonance outdoor speaker write-up and last night's Final Frame. Domino must have gotten the bug too, as they feat...

Belkin: FlyWire Gives a Little Dose of Wireless Ecstacy

One of the most anticipated items seen at this year's CES was Belkin's FlyWire; a sleek one-of-a-kind device that wirelessly connects devices such as Blu-ray® players, receivers, video-game consoles,...

How To... Take Advantage of Technology Markets in Asia

One more introduction. Range is trying out to be our special correspondent from Asia. He's a Canadian splitting his time between Taipei, Taiwan and Quebec City, Quebec Canada. He has a photo project o...

Hot Posts: Top Ten Unplggd Posts 07.05.08

Happy post 4th of July! Hopefully you pyros have all your digits today! We knew someone long ago who lost a few fingers playing with fireworks and became the subject of a Rescue 911 episode. Not some...

Remote Buddy Homes and Locates your Plethora of Controllers

Um, so we have a lot of remotes -- one each for our Pioneer amp, Philips DVD player, Samsung TV, and our Macbook. We lost our first Macbook remote when one of the kitties hid it somewhere, and well, ...

Concept Projector Replaces Computer Monitor

Last week we showed you Optimo's new handheld projector, but what we're really coveting is a concept from Won-Seok Lee. The B-Membrane features an omni-directional lens that lets you project onto any ...

Hot Posts: This Week's Top Ten Unplggd Posts

TGIF! This week was hectic, but we had some stellar posts that you all seemed to like. Thanks for clicking away, and mega thanks for leaving comments letting us know what you're digging, what you're n...

Philips Highlights: HomeDock Upconverts iPod Video to HD

Continuing with our highlight reel from yesterday's Philips press preview, we give you the HomeDock. The dock lets you easily screen your iPod videos on your television, and if you have an HDTV it wil...

Unpluggd Weekly Top Ten: 06.13.08

This week some great posts caught your attention, including our new section Close-Up as well as some oldies but goodies, like that streaming PS3 How To that keeps on clickin'! Lets take a look at wha...

Stylish Teak TV Consoles

Trying to find the perfect media center can be a lifelong struggle. Most media centers look like, well, media centers. ATLA recently posted about Reynold Rodriguez, who designs custom built consoles t...

How-To: Turn an Ikea Headboard into a Projector Shelf

If you own a projector you know how hard it is to figure out where to place it in a room so that it doesn't become the focal point, but it still beams a great image onto your wall or screen. Small Coo...

Blogging... NPR Talks Girl Focused Gizmos

These days, we ladies love gadgets as much as our XY counterparts -- women now account for 45% of all consumer electronic purchases in the U.S. So why do companies insist on using stereotypes when des...

Sales Alert! Sharper Image Liquidates Stores

On June 1st, 86 Sharper Image stores began liquidating their goods. The company, who filed for bankruptcy in mid February, will be shutting down all of its stores. An era has come to a close people. ...

Dog Ear: West Elm's Latest Goodies

While perusing West Elm's latest catalog we found some mod TV solutions, as well as a few Herman Miller inspired pieces. Added bonus, some finds are on sale! ...

Roundup: Etsy Scavenger

We're a few days late with this monthly round-up, but you'll forgive us once you see the goodies we've found for you on our fave craft shop, Etsy. ...

Look! Laid Back Surf Chair

Designed in 2000 for the Intenet Collection competition at the Scandinavian Furniture Fair, the Surf Chair was nominated "Best Product," but never made it into production. Thought up by students Lei...